County Membership Report
Religious Traditions, 2010
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Congregational adherents include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services. The 2010 reports contain incomplete counts of congregations and adherents belonging to the eight largest historically African-American denominations. These denominations are not included in the 2000 reports and are largely missing from the 1990 and 1980 reports.
[More information on the data sources]
Reports
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| Religious Bodies |
Tradition |
Family |
Congregations |
Adherents |
Adherence Rate† |
| Catholic Church |
Catholic |
Catholicism |
43 |
288,324 |
309.88 |
| Non-denominational |
Evangelical Protestant |
---- |
102 |
36,092 |
38.79 |
| Assemblies of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
50 |
27,227 |
29.26 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
36 |
21,404 |
23.00 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
57 |
15,248 |
16.39 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Adventist |
18 |
6,918 |
7.44 |
| Buddhism, Mahayana |
Other |
Other Groups |
11 |
6,672 |
7.17 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
17 |
5,476 |
5.89 |
| Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin) |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
3 |
5,000 |
5.37 |
| U.S. Mennonite Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
23 |
4,963 |
5.33 |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
14 |
4,470 |
4.80 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Lutheran |
14 |
4,331 |
4.65 |
| Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
9 |
3,810 |
4.09 |
| United Methodist Church, The |
Mainline Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
20 |
3,511 |
3.77 |
| Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
27 |
3,398 |
3.65 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
5 |
3,156 |
3.39 |
| Church of God in Christ |
Black Protestant |
Pentecostal |
10 |
2,925 |
3.14 |
| Muslim Estimate |
Other |
Other Groups |
4 |
2,868 |
3.08 |
| Buddhism, Theravada |
Other |
Other Groups |
5 |
2,755 |
2.96 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
6 |
2,660 |
2.86 |
| Church of the Nazarene |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
23 |
2,384 |
2.56 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
5 |
2,206 |
2.37 |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
5 |
2,187 |
2.35 |
| Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc. |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
1,992 |
2.14 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
2 |
1,788 |
1.92 |
| Pentecostal Church of God |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
16 |
1,740 |
1.87 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
10 |
1,661 |
1.79 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
8 |
1,289 |
1.39 |
| United Church of Christ |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
3 |
1,043 |
1.12 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
5 |
961 |
1.03 |
| Reform Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
950 |
1.02 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
7 |
897 |
0.96 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
9 |
860 |
0.92 |
| Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
2 |
708 |
0.76 |
| American Baptist Association, The |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
585 |
0.63 |
| Vineyard USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
1 |
561 |
0.60 |
| Mennonite Church USA |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
4 |
542 |
0.58 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
520 |
0.56 |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
6 |
482 |
0.52 |
| Bahá'í |
Other |
Other Groups |
2 |
474 |
0.51 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Other |
Liberal |
1 |
468 |
0.50 |
| Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia) |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
460 |
0.49 |
| Church of God of Prophecy |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
9 |
448 |
0.48 |
| Salvation Army |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
3 |
431 |
0.46 |
| Serbian Orthodox Church in North America |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
400 |
0.43 |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
4 |
353 |
0.38 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
Mainline Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
351 |
0.38 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
3 |
325 |
0.35 |
| National Association of Free Will Baptists |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
5 |
299 |
0.32 |
| Episcopal Church |
Mainline Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
1 |
285 |
0.31 |
| Conservative Congregational Christian Conference |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
221 |
0.24 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
195 |
0.21 |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
Black Protestant |
Methodist/Pietist |
1 |
195 |
0.21 |
| Reformed Church in America |
Mainline Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
175 |
0.19 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
162 |
0.17 |
| Community of Christ |
Other |
Latter-day Saints |
1 |
158 |
0.17 |
| Church of the Brethren |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
2 |
140 |
0.15 |
| Coptic Orthodox Church |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
120 |
0.13 |
| Presbyterian Church in America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
115 |
0.12 |
| Unaffiliated Conservative Amish Mennonite Church* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
114 |
0.12 |
| Free Methodist Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
1 |
101 |
0.11 |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
93 |
0.10 |
| International Churches of Christ |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
92 |
0.10 |
| Evangelical Friends Church International* |
Evangelical Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
91 |
0.10 |
| Conservative Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
86 |
0.09 |
| Hindu, Post Renaissance |
Other |
Other Groups |
3 |
85 |
0.09 |
| Orthodox Judaism |
Other |
Judaism |
1 |
60 |
0.06 |
| Independent Yearly Meetings of Friends* |
Mainline Protestant |
European Free-Church |
1 |
10 |
0.01 |
| Zoroastrian |
Other |
Other Groups |
0 |
5 |
0.01 |
| Anglican Church in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism |
7 |
--- |
--- |
| Armenian Evangelical Churches (Additional) |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A. |
Evangelical Protestant |
Holiness |
2 |
--- |
--- |
| Church of Christ, Scientist |
Other |
Christian Science |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Conservative Baptist Association of America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| Ethiopian Orthodox |
Orthodox |
Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox) |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship |
Black Protestant |
Baptist |
3 |
--- |
--- |
| General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
Other |
Adventist |
18 |
--- |
--- |
| New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| North American Lutheran Church |
Evangelical Protestant |
Lutheran |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Reformed Baptist Churches |
Evangelical Protestant |
Baptist |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Sikh |
Other |
Other Groups |
6 |
--- |
--- |
| United Pentecostal Church International |
Evangelical Protestant |
Pentecostal |
5 |
--- |
--- |
| United Reformed Churches in North America |
Evangelical Protestant |
Presbyterian-Reformed |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Unity Churches, Association of |
Other |
Other Groups |
1 |
--- |
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| | Totals: | 701 | 481,076 | | |
The population of Fresno County, California was 930,450 in 2010; in 2000 it was 799,407. The total population changed 16.4%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (481,076) included 51.7% of the total population in 2010.
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In an effort to better match the ASARB standards for adherents, a few religious bodies changed the way their adherents were reported in 2010, including the Catholic Church, Amish groups, Friends groups, Jewish groups, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Non-denominational Christian Churches, and the United Methodist Church. This change does not affect any of the data in the newly released 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. In fact, the data for these groups are now more comparable to that of other bodies than it was in previous decadal reports.
However, the change in methodology can distort assessments on growth or decline between 2000 and 2010 for each of these groups. County-level 2000 data using the new methodology are not readily available. ASARB staff has adjusted some 2000 county-level adherent statistics to allow for a more accurate picture on growth or decline. The revised maps and charts are now available on-line at www.usreligioncensus.org for those who are interested in these trends.
Source
2010 data were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 236 religious groups, providing information on the number of their congregations and adherents within each state and county in the United States. Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E. Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H. Taylor supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study, published by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). [More information on the data collection]
†The adherence rate provides the number of adherents of a particular group per 1,000 population. For example, in 2010 the Episcopal Church had an adherence rate of 7.6 in Autauga County, Alabama. This means that about 8 out of every 1,000 people in Autauga County were Episcopalian.
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